To become a professional broker in the United States, an individual must take and pass a series of tests given by the ??:
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For individuals who are interested only in managing their own investments, several options exist to obtain a stock market education:
- Traditional classroom setting - Distance learning programs - Self-taught (books, mags, forums, free web sites, trial and error) - Mentorship/apprentice arrangement
Traditional classroom settings edit
(universities?, 2 year colleges?, companies like BetterTrades)
Distance learning programs edit
Self-taught edit
Mentorship/apprentice arrangement edit
paid one-on-one)
Subjects covered edit
- Types of securities (stocks, bonds)
- Types of derivatives
- Stock markets (US and global)
- Basic stock market structure
- [Anything else I can think of]